Detective Comics #59

(January 1942)

The King of the Jungle (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Greene

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot](villain); Lefty Larry [villain]; Mike the Tramp [villain]; Bignose Murphy [villain].

Synopsis:

After escaping from prison and hopping a train, the Penguin discovers a few other criminals aboard the train. Then and there he decides on a nationwide scheme to turn crfooks in for the reward on their heads, then spring them from jail and split the take with them.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-19-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Facts / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

[Next Stop- Panama!] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Moore (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Moore (signed)

Inks:

Ed Moore (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

The Case of the Gangster Gauchos (Table of Contents)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks:

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Clancy

[The Carlin Emeralds] (Table of Contents)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chad Grothkopf

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

Chad Grothkopf

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers.

none (Table of Contents)

Good Books for Christmas / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

The Career of the Spurious Scribe (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Charles Paris

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing (in costume, 1st).

[Murder of the Judge] (Table of Contents)

Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Lynch (signed)

Inks:

Don Lynch (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Steve Malone

Night Meeting (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Carter (signed)

Pencils:

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Inks:

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Case of the Talking Dummy (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.